D. Andrew Bonham

Andrew Bonham is Vice President of W. R. Grace & Co. and President of Grace Construction Products. He has expertise in business realignments, product innovation and process implementations that ensure sustainable financial performance.

Throughout his 25+ year career, Andrew has worked in nearly all aspects of the construction and building management industries, ranging from residential safety to climate controls to large scale infrastructure. He has overseen business operations and negotiated acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures in more then 45 countries. The result is a well-balanced leader that can address industry trends and developments, global operations and customer needs.

Andrew joined Grace in 2005 as Vice President and General Manager of Grace Construction Products – Europe, based in Brussels, Belgium. In this position, he was responsible for revenues of $350 million and 600+ employees across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and Russia.

He was promoted to his current position in September 2007 with responsibility for Grace's specialty construction chemicals and building materials product lines that include specialty admixtures for the cement and concrete industry; waterproofing and residential building materials; and fire protection products.

Before joining Grace, Andrew worked at Invensys plc, a global industrial automation and controls provider. He joined the company in 2000 as Vice President of Marketing, Communications and e-Business for a division with 125 manufacturing operations and 17,000 employees. He earned several promotions and was most recently, President of Invensys Controls-Americas where he oversaw a unit with revenues in excess of $800 million. While there, he integrated two major units into a single entity and restructured the combined business through a series of strategic initiatives, reversing a downward revenue trend and improving overall margins.

Earlier in his career, Andrew worked at AlliedSignal, Inc. (now Honeywell) as Director of Sales for the company's Performance Fibers Business Unit. While there, he implemented a growth-oriented performance based culture in the North American region. He also held a marketing position for AlliedSignal's $40 million technology start-up serving the military, law enforcement and industrial textile sectors.

In addition to these experiences, Andrew spent 12 years with General Electric (GE). He held senior commercial management positions within the company's plastics and silicones product groups. While at GE, he underwent significant leadership and financial training at the company’s leadership institute in Ossining, New York (commonly known as Crotonville.)

Andrew holds an MBA from Averett University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and other products to petroleum refiners; catalysts for the manufacture of plastics; silica-based engineered and specialty materials for a wide range of industrial applications; sealants and coatings for food and beverage packaging, and specialty chemicals, additives and building materials for commercial and residential construction. Founded in 1854, Grace has operations in over 40 countries.

October 2009
Corporate Communications
W. R. Grace & Co.
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MD 21044
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